To put one brick upon another, 
Add a third and then a forth, 
Leaves no time to wonder whether 
What you do has any worth. 

But to sit with bricks around you 
While the winds of heaven bawl 
Weighing what you should or can do 
Leaves no doubt of it at all.

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Poet: Philip Larkin
Poem: To Put One Brick Upon Another

Year: Published/Written in 1951
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